On December 7, 2017, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a highly anticipated draft guidance document that describes how the agency intends to exercise oversight over clinical decision support (CDS) software....more
On November 15, 2017, the FDA announced the clearance of a tumor profiling test under a novel, streamlined FDA premarket review pathway for certain next generation sequencing (NGS)-based tumor profiling tests. The creation of...more
This week, the FDA published final guidance outlining the agency’s current thinking with respect to the classification of products as drugs or devices, respectively. The final guidance summarizes the agency’s position with...more
A complex—and occasionally, inconsistent—patchwork of federal and state regulatory requirements apply to entities that perform human subjects research in the United States. In recognition of one such inconsistency, the...more
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On June 2, 2017, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it plans to delay the dates by which certain Class I devices and unclassified devices must comply with the agency’s unique device...more
The enactment of the 21st Century Cures Act signaled the close of a multi-year bipartisan effort on Capitol Hill to grant the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) new authorities to expedite product development and reform...more
2/10/2017
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In its Clarification of When Products Made or Derived From Tobacco Are Regulated as Drugs, Devices, or Combination Products; Amendments to Regulations Regarding “Intended Uses” (Final Rule), FDA codifies its long-standing...more
Shortly after the recently enacted, bipartisan 21st Century Cures Act, which revised and expanded the extent to which specific health care economic information (HCEI) may be disseminated to certain stakeholders, and comes...more
This On the Subject reviews the US Food and Drug Administration’s recently released draft guidance on promotional materials and communications that are consistent with FDA-required labeling. The guidance provides a...more
On January 13, 2017, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted a “discussion paper” in which the agency outlines a substantially revised “possible approach” to the oversight of laboratory-developed tests (LDTs). The...more
On December 7, 2016, the US Congress enacted the 21st Century Cures Act, substantial legislation intended to accelerate “discovery, development and delivery” of medical therapies by encouraging biomedical research investment,...more
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The 21st Century Cures Act, substantial legislation intended to accelerate “discovery, development and delivery” of medical therapies by encouraging biomedical research investment and facilitating innovation review and...more
The 21st Century Cures Act, substantial legislation intended to accelerate “discovery, development and delivery” of medical therapies by encouraging biomedical research investment and facilitating innovation review and...more
The 21st Century Cures Act encourages biomedical research investment and facilitates innovation review and approval processes, but also serves as a vehicle for a wide variety of other health-related measures, including...more
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently held a two-day public meeting on Manufacturer Communications Regarding Unapproved Uses of Approved or Cleared Medical Products (off-label communications), which offered...more
On October 24, 2016, the US Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced the full implementation and indefinite extension of the Program for Parallel Review of Medical Devices (the...more
On August 31, 2016, the US Food and Drug Administration published “Requirements for Foreign and Domestic Establishment Registration and Listing for Human Drugs, Including Drugs That Are Regulated Under a Biologics License...more
On September 21, 2016, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued Draft Guidance for Industry: FDA’s Application of Statutory Factors in Determining When a REMS Is Necessary, which is intended to clarify how the FDA...more
On August 30, 2016, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published final guidance in which the agency announced it does not intend to enforce its prohibition against the inclusion of National Health Related Item Code...more
On August 5, 2016, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted two long-awaited draft guidance documents intended to help industry and FDA staff determine whether a new premarket notification (510(k)) is required upon...more
On July 29, 2016, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized General Wellness: Policy for Low Risk Devices Guidance (Final Guidance) detailing its risk-based regulatory approach to relax certain regulatory...more
On June 9, 2016, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published draft guidance outlining considerations for the “appropriate and responsible” dissemination of individualized medical device data from device manufacturers...more
This week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) released an interactive tool (entitled the “Mobile Health Apps Interactive Tool”) that is intended to help developers identify the federal law(s) that apply to apps...more
At a recent public workshop, Dr. Janet Woodcock, director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), announced plans to expand the agency’s use of the Sentinel...more
On January 15, 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a draft guidance entitled Postmarket Management of Cybersecurity in Medical Devices (Draft Guidance), which outlines FDA’s recommendations for...more